Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Cameroon
Cameroon: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 80.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Cameroon is 80.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Cameroon peaked at 93.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 28th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.6% | 93.6% | 93.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 79.5% | 79.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 25 Guinea 85.9% compare
- 26 Philippines 82.2% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 81.6% compare
- 29 Mauritania 80.4% compare
- 30 Laos 79.6% compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 77.7% compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.282 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.29 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Cameroon?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Cameroon was 80.6% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Cameroon ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.